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Copyright

Introduction

Material on this website is protected by Crown copyright unless otherwise indicated. Some of it can be reused without permission, but in some cases you must contact the copyright holder directly for permission.

Reuse terms

Unless identified as having third party copyright or other licence, the material on this website is Crown Copyright and can be reused under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0).

This means you can copy, distribute and adapt the material as long as you credit the Department of Conservation and abide by the CC BY 4.0 licence terms.

In all cases, the material must be reproduced accurately and not be used in a misleading context.

What you can't reuse

Our reuse terms do not apply to the following:

Material with third party copyright or other licence – you must get permission from the owner if necessary, and follow the specific licence terms.

How to credit DOC

If used outside of New Zealand, use "Source: Department of Conservation (NZ)".

Where relevant, link to our website (www.doc.govt.nz) or the specific source page.

What images can I reuse?

Check the caption that appears with the image. It will tell you if it's a DOC image, has its own Creative Commons licence, or has third party copyright.

Check the caption for credit information – this is a DOC image and can be reused

This has a Creative Commons licence with specific terms

Images labelled with "DOC" can be reused

These images can be reused, even commercially, under the terms of our copyright statement and the CC BY 4.0 licence. You must attribute the Department of Conservation. Include the photographer's name if known.

Images labelled with "Creative Commons" may be reused

You must check the terms set by the Creative Commons licence that appears with the image.